School Competitions - Part 1

In the last several weeks, Stella Maris has held two school-wide competitions: one for cheer leading, the other for general "sports." I found both to be highly entertaining and interesting. In part 2, I will address the sports event. For now, here's the scoop on the cheer leading!
My class prepared for the cheer leading competition for several weeks. Every class was given the same music (Best D*** Thing by Avril Lavigne) and the students choreographed their own routines and chose outfits. Some classes chose the stereotypical cheer uniforms, sometimes including pom-poms, while others got creative. In my class, most of the girls wore red ribbons in their hair, our class shirt, and short shorts. (I didn't have a ribbon.) The boys wore the class shirt with their blue uniform sweatpants. There was one exception: one boy wore a ribbon in his hair and wore shorts, which weren't as short as the girls' but were made shorter with paperclips along the hem. In essence, he was dressed as one of the girls. This was not uncommon, however. I noticed that almost every class had at least one boy dressed as a girl or vice versa. One class was particularly daring: they had two boys wear fishnet stockings and boxer shorts rather than pants. The routines were as widely varied as the outfits. Some were exactly what you think of when you hear the phrase "cheer leading"; others, like my class's, were more dance-based. The event was led by 2 student Masters of Ceremonies (one female and one male) and featured small, fun contests during breaks, such as a competition of which team's representative could do the most push-ups in the given time period. My class came in 4th place, while our sister class took the title. For those of you who want to see my class dancing [I'm right up in the front for most of it!], here's a link to the YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2v4jV8p2cU. Enjoy!
And I promise you won't have to wait long for Part 2!